Ruching-reel.



J. C. SGHMIEDER. RUSHING REEL.

APPLIUATION FILED Huma. 1909.

926,359, Patented June 29, 1909.

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PATIENT @FIFTQE JOI-IN G. SGHMIEDER, OF MOHSEMERE, NEW JERSEY.

RUCHING-REE L.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Application filed February 15, 1909. Serial No. 478,118.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN C. Sonnrnnnn, a citizen ol' the United States, residing at Morsemere, county ol' Bergen, and State ol New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ruching-Ileels, ol' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to reels l'or ruchings and the like.

The object of my invention is mainly to provide a reel which will be both strong and light, simple and cheap to construct, and handy to use.

Reels of this general class commonly comprise two parallel side pieces ol" card board, joined together by two or more cross-pieces of wood perpendicular to the side pieces and to which the side pieces are nailed. The ruchings are wound upon the two end crosspieces and confined between the side pieces. In order to stifl'en the reel, it has been proposed to extend a card board web ol' indill'erent stiffness between the two side pieces, and secured to the latter by edges bent down parallel to the side pieces. This web being disposed in a plane at right angle to the side pieces, and iiXed at one portion in the plaire of each side piece and at another portion outside of that plane acts like a truss and is intended to prevent distortion o'l` the reel. The extension ol the web across the entire width 0f the reel has certain disadvantages. It requires a large amount oll card board, increases the weight, lorms a barrier which prevents pinning through the ruching on the two sides of the reel'to tasten the ruching on the reel, and in wide reels does not stillen the reel as well as it should because the increased width renders buckling easier and thus largely destroys the truss ell'ect.

In accordance with my present invention, all oi' the above disadvantages are done away with and the objects ol'l the invention attained by the use oi' an L-shaped strip ol' card board at each side oi' the reel extending inward but a relatively short distance l'rom the side pieces. To render this e'llective, each L- shaped strip is suitably secured, as by adhesive material, to the face of each crosspiece adjacent to one end, and the side pieces are secured by nails which pass through the side pieces and strips into the ends oll the cross bars. I thus secure the reinforcing or strengthening strips to the l'aces ol' the crosspieces as distinguished from securing them l to the ends only oll the cross-pieces. The construction is thereby stiller, lighter and more economical, than the old l'orfln, and does not prevent pinning through the ruching to 'lasten the ruching on the reell attain all these advantages it is advisable to have the strengthening strips comparatively narrow, nevertheless my invention. also includes securing to the 'lace oll the cross-pieces such trussing strips o'lI relatively greater width so long as the strips are centrally spaced or separated. To illustrate the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings the pre'l'erred specific l'orm.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is an isometric view of a reel in which narrow trussing strips are employed. Fig, 2 is a central longitudinal section ot the same, Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same taken on a line between and parallel to two of the cross pieces, and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional detail view on a larger scale, taken through a side piece, trussing strip and cross-piece, showing the method of securingI the side pieces and trussingl pieces to the cross-pieces.

Referring now more specifically to said drawing, 10 and 11 indicate the two side pieces, which are suitably secured to cross.- pieces 12, 13 and 14 as by nails 15. A strengtliening member or strip 16 has a longitudinal portion 1G, turned up at a right angle and interposed between the side piece 1() and the ends ot' the crosspieces 12, 13 and 141, and held by the nails 15 or other means which secure the side piece, and is secured to the laee ol the cross-pieces 12, 13 and 111 by suitable means such as a layer of adhesive material 17, all as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 ol' the drawings. A similar strengthening strip 1S having turned up portion 18", is secured in thel same manner between the side piece 11 and the ends ol the cross-pieces 12, 13 and 14, and to the l'ace ol the latter.

The side pieces 10 and l1 and the strcngthening members 16 and 1S, are preferably oli card board having adequate stillness, and the cross-pieces 12, 13 and 14 are best constructed of wood. As shown in Figs. 1 and .2 ot the drawing, the end cross-pieces 12 and 14 are slightly rounded to more suitably receive the ruchingl or other material to be wound upon the reel, and the side pieces 10 and 11 extend a suitable distance beyond.

It is apparent that the invention is not W hile to limited to any particular number of cross- 9 pieces, three being shown merely to serve as an illustration. After the reel has been assembled suitable coverings of paper or other material may be applied to the outer faces of the side pieces over the ends of the nails to improve the appearance, and a layer of this paper or other material may be Wound upon the reel for the same purpose Without intertering with pinning two or more laps of ruching together between the cross-pieces.

What I claim is:

1. A reel of the character described, conte prising in combination a pair of side pieces, a plurality of cross-pieces extending between said side pieces in a plane perpendicular thereto7 and a pair of strengthening members fastened to the faces of said cross-pieces and each having a portion turned up at a right angle and coniined between a side piece and the en ds of said cross-pieces. Y

2. A reel of the character described, comprising in combination a pair of card board side pieces, a plurality of wooden crosspieees, nails securing said side pieces to the ends of said. Wooden cross-pieces, a pair of card board strengthening strips each having' a turned up portion held between the ends oi' the cross-pieces and a side piece by said nails, and a layer of adhesive material securing` said trussing,r strips on the face of all of said crosspieces.

JOHN C. SCHMIEDER.

Vitnesses:

JAS. A. FLYNN, IsADoR EoKs'rEiN. 

